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Originally Posted by Manny A
Well, that's certainly true if the bat and ball are moving towards each other.
But if the bat is moving away from the ball, and the ball hits it because the ball was moving in the same direction but much faster, I don't see how that could be considered a bat hitting the ball.
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While I agree with the belief it shouldn't be, that has been the interpretation in ASA for a while, at least this regime.
I agree, that if the ball is catching up to the bat, the bat is not causing the contact, but that isn't the way it has been interpreted.